contour map

n.
A map showing elevations and surface configuration by means of contour lines.

A map that displays the topography of the site. A map with contour lines that indicate various elevations.
Example: A contour map of a building site.

A topographic map which portrays relief by the use of contour lines which connect points of equal elevation; the closer the spacing of the lines, the greater the relative slope.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation
  Synonym: relief map

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